it’s been a year…

it’s been a year since i last posted. wow. so, so, so much has happened. the Lord is so faithful, amazing, gracious…i am completely blessed. 2011 was a shaky year in the beginning, but along came april and the Lord placed the best boy i could have asked for/ dreamed of into my life. i am so in love…and i don’t care who knows it! he is my favorite. and i can not wait to see what the Lord has in store for this new year! 

and here we are a week into 2012, the second half of my second year teaching has begun. which is still something i am in love with…my job,my preschool class. even though i have a rowdy class of 25 this time around. 

this year i am planning on posting more, being happy with where the Lord has me now (in my career, in my relationship with j, in my family), being wise in my spiritual life, being wise with my money, and being intentional with my relationships (friends, family, co-workers). 

i can’t wait to see what happens in 2012! happy sunday. 

life in new orleans lately

my life lately has been so blessed. spring time brings out the best in people and in new orleans. i am enjoying my job (so many fun easter things to do with my class) and i am enjoying the beautiful weather, too.

it is festival season and this past weekend was french quarter fest. it was so hot yesterday, but it was still so enjoyable with my best friend and family. we enjoyed a delicious authentic mexican meal at my favorite spot, el gato negro (tortilla chips, table side guacamole, a satsuma and a pineapple cilantro margarita, and fish tacos) and heard some amazing music (kermit ruffins & the barbeque swingers, amanda shaw & the cute guys, jeremy davenport, and irvin mayfield to name a few). i did not forget about dessert of course…peanut butter and chocolate chip milkshake from stanley and the most delicious, cake-like buttermilk drops. it was such a fun weekend. i can’t wait until the next!

 

1. pre-school works of art that i am in love with

2. easter egg number game. my class loved opening up their egg and discovering a number.

3. decor in el gato negro. love.

4. yummiest chips + salsa ever. even thought the salsa is too spicy for me (i stuck with the guacamole).

5. me + sister . love my lizzy.

6. st. louis cathedral. most beautiful church in all of new orleans.

7. the steamboat natchez

8. random street performers who we enjoyed while sitting on the cathedral steps in the shade.

9 . love these girls to pieces (sister + best friend).

the happiest place on earth

literally the happiest kid on earth in this picture!

cinderella’s castle. just looking at this picture makes me grin from ear to ear!

bff & i at epcot…representing nola on carnival day…”keep calm and parade on”!

hanging out in new york!

me & mary poppins at the supercalifragilistic breakfast at the grand floridian. i want to live at the grand floridian, by the way.

gorgeous magic kingdom flowers

 

oh, walt disney world. i love you so! i can’t wait to come back to visit again! especially for the new fantasyland debuting in 2012. my best friend & i are already planning a trip back for new years 2013!

tuesday

today was difficult, but there were a few things that brightened my day up beautifully! i love my job and working with kids. no matter how difficult my life can get, the kids i teach everyday always make me smile, laugh, and just feel happy. such a complete & total blessing.

1. my new favorite book about a tiny mouse and a gigantic cupcake. it’s about sharing and i think it is a darling. my kids enjoyed it too.

2. our craft for the day: a tropical bird. we are talking about the rainforest and my kids were so excited to create their own tropical bird. the toucan and macaw were both very popular!

3. a pretty “bouquet” picked for me by a sweet student on the way to the yard to play. she stops every day and picks me a “bouquet of sunflowers”.

did i mention how much i adore the children i teach?

baking

so, last weekend my best friend and i attempted gluten free, vegan baking. it did not turn out as we hoped! but we are not giving up and we are determined to create a delicious gluten free, vegan dessert. babycakes bakery being our inspiration, of course. we are already concocting new recipes in our heads…we are so excited to start this baking adventure! love my bestie!

{1} baking supplies ready to go, {2} my best friend and i dressed to bake, {3} chocolate chip cookies ready for baking (recipe from babycakes cookbook)

sick

i have been sick with a cough for the past four weeks. that’s right…four. going on five now. i am trying not to complain, but it is just so frustrating. i just want to feel better…a doctor visit and a shot and antibiotics and cough suppressants are not working. woe is me, right?

anyway, it’s sunday! my favorite day. although i had to miss church this morning and reschedule my class at pure barre…it is still a good day! i have been relaxing and getting things done for the work week ahead- which is a short one! tomorrow is a field trip and friday the kids are off! 3 day teaching week…i’ll take it!

and tomorrow is valentines day…oh, love!

happy sunday!

tuesday

today was a good day at work. my kiddies made ladybug thumbprints for their end of the year journals, we read pinkalicious, purplicious, and if you give a pig a pancake, and played outside in the glorious sunshine! i am so blessed and incredibly happy with what God is doing in my life right now. and not to mention valentines day is coming up. i have always loved valentines day. the chocolate, the glitter hearts, the flowers, the cards! i just love love! happy tuesday, all!